Tom Fink
Tom Fink | |
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Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
| In office 1973–1975 | |
| Preceded by | Gene Guess |
| Succeeded by | Mike Bradner |
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| Born | August 26, 1928 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (JD ) |
Thomas A. Fink (August 26, 1928 – June 4, 2021) was an American
Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975. He was also a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, serving from 1997 to 2010.[1]
Personal life
Fink was born in
doing business as The Schroer-Fink Agency. Schroer was also often involved in Fink's various campaigns for office. He died on June 4, 2021, at the age of 92.[2]
Political career
Fink was elected to the
Speaker of the House in 1973. In 1975, he resigned in protest of a new law that would have required him to release a list of his insurance clients.[3]
Fink mounted an unsuccessful bid to succeed term-limited Republican
Democrat Bill Sheffield.[4]
In
gay rights when he vetoed a 1993 municipal ordinance that would protect city employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.[6] The same year, he called for the cancellation of funding for Pomo Afro Homos, a local theater group that included works with homosexual themes in their repertoire.[7] In both cases, he was overridden by the Anchorage Assembly. In 1997, after sitting out one term, Fink returned to politics to mount an unsuccessful challenge to incumbent Republican mayor Rick Mystrom
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References
- ^ "PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES THOMAS FINK TO THE FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD". Clinton White House. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Tom Fink, former mayor of Anchorage, dies at 92".
- ^ The New York Times: "2 Issues Dominate Alaska Campaign." Retrieved March 22, 2007.
- ^ Time: "America's message" by Roger Rosenblat. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
- ^ Anchorage Press: "Alaskapolitik: ATU Belongs in Private Sector" by Benjamin Brown. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
- ^ Anchorage Press: "Queer On The Last Frontier" by Shana Sheehy. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
- ^ "Pomo Afro Homos in Anchorage." Archived 2007-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 22, 2007.
External links
- Alaska's Digital Archives Tom Fink's 1970 campaign photo
- Tom Fink at The Political Graveyard
- Tom Fink at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
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